This is a RETIRED (no longer active)group blog where filmmakers will talk about their films in distribution (any kind of distro: film fest, DVD, VOD, mail-order, theatrical, etc., as long as the film is or will soon be available for the general public to view) and other related topics. Enjoy. Blog Copyright 2006 Sujewa Ekanayake. Content of each individual entry is the property of its author.

Thursday, May 04, 2006

"Date Number One" World Premiere & We Are Family benefit event, DC, Sat 5/13/06

"Date Number One" is a comedy about several first dates. This 90 minute movie is made up of 5 different stories: Story 1: Just Another Ninja Searching For Love, about a ninja who goes on a blind date (ninja is played by John Stabb Schroder from the DC punk band G.I.), Story 2: A Romantic Dinner For 3, about a woman attempting to add a third partner to a romantic relationship, Story 3: Washington "City Of Love" DC/Start Over, about a writer who tries to get back together with his ex-girlfriend, Story 4: Air Quotes Woman, about a woman who always uses air quotes, and her search for a new boyfriend, Story 5: The Superdelicious French Lesson, about a first date where a character learns a little bit of French in an unusual way.

"Date Number One" is written, produced, directed, photographed, edited and distributed by Sujewa Ekanayake. Following the World Premiere in DC, "Date Number One" will play in Seattle May 19 - 21 and will continue on to play other US cities until Spring '08.*

7 PM show is a partial benefit event for local social service organization We Are Family:

Give the gift of your presence to an isolated senior -- and get to know the history of your community at the same time!

Small interfaith nonprofit We Are Family reaches out to the seniors of the North Capitol Street and Shaw neighborhoods.We bring advocacy, services, and companionship into the homes of the elderly, while

helping to build friendships across boundaries like race, class,

religion, age, culture, and sexual orientation.Most of our work is

done by volunteers, coordinated by staff person Mark Andersen who has

nearly two decades of serving seniors in the North Capitol and Shaw

neighborhoods. While many of those who help do the work of We Are Family are seniors

themselves -- who, after all, have built this community -- we need you

as well.The possibilities are truly endless. Mark is able to tailor a

volunteer task to whatever time or gift you might have, from helping

out once a year on holidays, to calling lonely seniors once a week, to

making home visits or delivering groceries on Saturday mornings once or

twice a month, to pairing up individual volunteers with nearby seniors,

and beyond.

More than simply a social service agency, We Are Family is an

experiment in building empowered, just, caring, and inclusive community

-- help us to realize that dream!

For more information on We Are Family, please feel free to contact Mark at